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Monthly climate in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Te Anau features a oceanic climate (Cfb).Temperatures typically range between 4 °C (39 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -6 °C (22 °F) or can rise to as high as 25 °C (78 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 1797 mm (70.7 inches) and receives 195 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Te Anau enjoys an average of 2397 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 8 hours 45 minutes to 15 hours 34 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand §

The warmest months in Te Anau are January, February and December, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 12 to 13 °C (53 - 55 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in June, July and August, when daily mean temperatures range from 4 to 5 °C (39 - 41 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Te Anau experiences 0 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 33 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 25°C
(78°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 15°C
(60°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 13°C
(56°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(75°F)
Mean maximum 22°C
(72°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 11°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 14°C
(58°F)		 18°C
(65°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 22°C
(71°F)
Average high 17°C
(63°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 8°C
(47°F)		 9°C
(49°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 13°C
(55°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 9°C
(48°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 5°C
(41°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Average low 9°C
(48°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 7°C
(46°F)		 5°C
(42°F)		 3°C
(39°F)		 2°C
(35°F)		 1°C
(35°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 6°C
(42°F)		 8°C
(46°F)
Mean minimum 3°C
(38°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 2°C
(37°F)		 1°C
(33°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -2°C
(29°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 3°C
(37°F)
Minimum 2°C
(37°F)		 -0°C
(32°F)		 1°C
(34°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 -3°C
(26°F)		 -3°C
(27°F)		 -4°C
(24°F)		 -5°C
(22°F)		 -6°C
(22°F)		 -5°C
(24°F)		 -1°C
(30°F)		 1°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand §

Te Anau usually has the most precipitation in February, September and November, with an average of 15 rainy days and 185 mm (7.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Te Anau are January, March and June. On average, 114 mm (4.5 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 131 (5.2) 176 (6.9) 117 (4.6) 138 (5.4) 136 (5.4) 95 (3.7) 151 (5.9) 132 (5.2) 203 (8.0) 170 (6.7) 176 (6.9) 173 (6.8)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 14 14 12 17 15 14 20 20 17 18 16 18

Monthly sunshine hours in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand §

The sunniest months in Te Anau are February, November and December, when the sun shines an average of 8 hours 52 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Te Anau: May, June and July receive an average of 4 hours 26 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 221 239 227 177 148 130 128 152 192 219 265 292
Mean daily daylight hours 15h 11m 13h 56m 12h 21m 10h 46m 9h 26m 8h 45m 9h 5m 10h 15m 11h 46m 13h 22m 14h 48m 15h 34m

Solar UV radiation in Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand §

Te Anau experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in January, February and December, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 12 - 13, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.May, June and July are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Te Anau UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 13 12 8 5 3 2 2 3 5 8 10 12